Inventory of alien birds and mammals in the Wallis and Futuna Archipelago

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 2975 - 2978
• Main Authors: Theuerkauf, Jörn, Jourdan, Hervé, Rouys, Sophie, Gula, Roman, Gajewska, Marta, Unrug, Katarzyna, Kuehn, Ralph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acridotheres; Acridotheres tristis; Archipelagoes; Aves; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Indigenous animals; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Invasion Note; Invasions; Invasive species; Inventories; Islands; Life Sciences; Lonchura; Mammals; Nonnative species; Plant Sciences; Rats; Rattus rattus; Futuna Islands; Wallis Islands; Biological invasions; Myna; Rat; Munia
• ISSN: 1387-3547; 1573-1464
• DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9706-y

In November 2007 and November 2008, we conducted a bird and mammal survey on Wallis and Futuna. We found two non-native bird species on Wallis: the Common Myna ( Acridotheres tristis ) and the Chestnut-breasted Munia ( Lonchura castaneothorax ), and one on Futuna: the Jungle Myna ( Acridotheres fuscus ). We also recorded Black Rats (Rattus rattus ) on Futuna, a recent introduction to this island. The introduction of 3 bird species and Black Rats in the last decade denotes a lack of preventive measures and demonstrates that the issue of invasive species has not received sufficient priority.